by Carl Howard | Dec 19, 2013 | Atrocities and Oppression, Blog Topics, Feminism and LGBT, Poems, Society
Dear stranger or acquaintance I have a thing to ask It’s not a great big burden It’s just an easy task But I would like to like you And that could well require Not knowing your opinion On topics of some ire Your thoughts on Chelsea Manning Are brilliant, I’m sure You...
by Carl Howard | Nov 1, 2012 | Biases and Fallacies, Blog Topics, Poems, Society, Travel
[The Central Asia wrapup post prompted me to attempt to say the same thing in verse.] I hate the ramblings of Those trendy travelling wankers At home their life’s a bore They’re lawyers, tradies, bankers Yet get them overseas Especially to places That they think are...
by Carl Howard | Oct 11, 2012 | Blog Topics, Feminism and LGBT, Poems
Inspired by a True StoryTM of a certain playwright calling in to a certain reactionary talkback radio station. “What happened to a woman’s voice?” The caller said unto the host, “Your airwaves are chock full of men In this you’re even worse than most!” “Well sure, we...
by Carl Howard | Aug 23, 2012 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Poems, Sex
I turned the hot knob down And shivered from the cold The daily shower is A ritual I hold I fastened on my belt And tied my pants up tight I cursed my sinful ways That daily do I fight For each time I engage In this vile, heinous sin The Big Man shoots a pup And puts...
by Carl Howard | Jul 26, 2012 | Blog Topics, Poems, Science and Skepticism
The tears they rolled onto the freezing grass They melted all the snowflakes like a fountain Who would have thought such shame would come to pass? Such sorrow at the foothills of the mountain? It’s gone! It’s gone! They took the very thing That did define the...
by Carl Howard | Jul 19, 2012 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Poems, Sex
[Inspired by a story that went viral in Mar 2012] I put my sermon down The time came for a break I needed a respite To give my mind a shake In order to return To preaching about Christ My batteries recharged And mind with new-born feist I had some fine new blinds To...
